A group of 6 people will decide who our first minister will be! There are 3 Governing Circle members, Sara Bauer, Rick Eichstaedt, and Libby Fitzgerald. They are joined by Ann-Scott Ettinger, Dusty Hall, and Phyllis Thayer. Ann-Scott and Phyllis have agreed to co-chair. This is an outstanding team, with a wide breadth of experience and ages. They are very qualified to pick the best candidate for us.

We are seeking a ¼-time minister. They will be a contract minister, hired for one year with an option for renewal. Normally, a ¼-time minister visits the congregation for about a week a month and provides one service, pastoral care and another project such as developing a particular area or teaching a class. The Search Team is doing some discernment of our congregation to determine a specific set of responsibilities for our minister. Most ministers begin their new ministry in August.

Our timeline is very short since ministers are currently in search; this doesn’t leave us much time to develop our profile. The Search Team is using previous surveys and input from the congregation to determine the type of individual we are seeking. Also, not a lot of ministers are seeking ¼-time positions, so the applicant pool will be small. But we have high hopes that we can find the perfect person to move our young congregation forward.

The Search Team will be giving the congregation regular updates, so keep an eye in the newsletter for more information.

Linda Moulder
President